Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia will open its air space to Libyan planes as soon as the security at Libyan airports is tightened, Tunisian Minister of Transport Mahmoudi Ben Romdhane told journalists here Wednesday.
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Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's biggest airline Arik Air has been directed to review the security arrangement around its aircraft when they are parked, after the remains of an apparent stowaway were found on one of its airplanes on scheduled flight to the US last week.Full text...

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Flydubai aviation company has announced that it had achieved 100 percent increase in number of routes in Africa with schedule increased to 63 flights a week across 12 points in North and East Africa.
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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – A commercial flight belonging to Libyan Airlines, bound for Istanbul, has been forced to fly black to Tripoli after Egypt banned it from flying over its air space, Libyan airport sources said on Tuesday.
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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian national airline, Air Mauritius, Friday posted negative results of 2.7 million euros for the last quarter of 2014 for a total revenue of 123.7 million euros as compared to profits of 8.6 million euros for the same period a year earlier.
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New York, US (PANA) - The UN International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has brought together aviation experts and strategic decision makers for a four-day conference that will discuss emerging safety issues such as global tracking of aircraft and risks to civil aviation arising from conflict zones.
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Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's flag carrier RwandAir Express has launched a new route from Entebbe (Uganda) to Kenya's capital city, Nairobi, the airline said in a statement made available to PANA here Monday.Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian government's failure to establish or encourage the private sector to set up a hanger for aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul in the country is eating deep into the operational funds of local airlines, as they struggle to survive amid sundry charges, according to aviation experts.
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Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The three-man crew of a cargo plane belonging to Ethiopian Airlines that crash-landed at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra on Saturday has been discharged from hospital, the private TV station, TV 3 reported.
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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Cyprus has banned a plane of the Libyan airline, Afriqiyah Airways, from flying in its air space, as it applies the orders of by the European airport authorities banning Libyan planes from flying in European Union air space.Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Turkish Airlines on Tuesday announced the suspension of all its flights to Libya, saying the decision followed the deteriorating security situation in the north African country, according to a communique issued here by the airlines.Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Turkish Airlines Monday announced the temporary suspension of flights to Misrata airport, 220 km east of the Libyan capital, Tripoli, following the bombardment of rebel positions at the airport by the Libyan air force, airport sources said.Full text...

Luanda, Angola (PANA) – The Angolan airline (TAAG) from Wednesday increased its weekly flights to the Portuguese cities of Lisbon and Porto to meet demands in this holiday period, sources from the airline said in Luanda.
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Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) – Mozambique's Minister of Transport and Communications, Gabriel Muthisse has expressed indignation at the European Union's decision to extend the ban on Mozambique Airline from flying over the European airspace.Full text...

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Algerian ministry of foreign affairs has recalled its two ambassadors accredited respectively to Belgium and the Netherlands for consultations after the seizure of an Air Algeria aircraft in Brussels, a communiqué issued by the ministry on Saturday evening said.Full text...

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Air Seychelles has opened a new route directly linking the west Indian Ocean Island's capital, Victoria, and Tanzania's commercial capital, Dar es Salaam, to boost tourism between the two countries, the Tanzania Aviation Authority (TAA) said here Wednesday.Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African Airways (SAA) on Tuesday announced that it has added additional flights to its network, substantially increasing air services to some of its key African routes.
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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Air traffic resumed Thursday morning at the Maitigua Airport, in the suburb of Tripoli, the Libyan capital, after two days of suspension following air strikes on the runway, the airport management announced here.
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Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) – The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has placed the Cape Verdian air space on maximal alert because of ashes being spewed by a volcanic eruption on the island of Fogo, official sources told PANA on Wednesday.
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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Activities at the Maitigua international airport, east of Tripoli, suspended for several hours on Sunday following armed clashes in the region of Tajoura, have resumed, according to airport sources.
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Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) has called on stakeholders in the aviation industry to embrace the opening of African skies and the development of intra-African connectivity, PANA reported from here Thursday.
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Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Algeria's national carrier Air Algeria is to open new air routes in Africa, particularly with the south of the continent, according to Algeria's Transport Minister Amar Ghoul.
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ebola spread to the US has created fears that US aviation authorities could slap travel restrictions, which would signal a major crisis for African airlines struggling to make profits, analysts warned in a report on Thursday.Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta, has personally taken up the negotiations for direct flights to United states of America, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade has said.
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Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria has said the recent retention of the Category One status of the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will open up the sector for the much-needed investments.
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Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – A two-day summit, which will focus on strategies, opportunities and challenges affecting the aviation industry in Africa, and dubbed ''Aviation Africa 2015'', will be held in Dubai, UAE , between 10-11 May, 2015, organisers announced Tuesday.
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New York, US (PANA) - The UN on Monday cautioned against flight restrictions into and out of Ebola-affected countries in West Africa, saying such limitations were preventing the transport of critically-needed health workers and supplies, as well as contributing to economic and diplomatic isolation of the region.
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Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian authorities have suspended all flights to and from the Libyan airports in Tripoli, Misrata and Sirte, according to a statement issued Thursday by the Ministry of Transport in the capital city, Tunis
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Lomé, Togo (PANA) – Aviation stakeholders rose from their meeting here, recommending an action plan for the security and development of air transportation in Africa, according to official sources.
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Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Pan African airline ASKY has resumed flights to Nigeria, following the lifting of the suspension slammed on the airline by the Nigerian regulators for ferrying a Liberian infected with the Ebola virus to Nigeria, where he died 20 July.Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The regulatory Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has lifted the suspension it slammed on the Togo-based regional ASKY Airlines for ferrying a Liberian infected with the Ebola Virus Disease into the country last week.
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Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkina Faso Bar Association is to give free legal assistance to families of victims of the Air Algerie crash who want to institute civil action in the case, according to a statement released on Friday. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - In the wake of the recent downing of a passenger plane over eastern Ukraine, the UN and its partners have set up a task force to reduce the risks of civilian planes flying over conflict areas and ensure that "the right information reaches the right people at the right time."
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Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government is to acquire Chinese-built ARJ21 aircraft, according to a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with the Chinese companies COMAC and Avic International, on the sidelines of the international aerospace exhibition held 14-20 July in Farnborough, Great Britain.
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